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Ch’ŏsal-li

South Pyongan · North Korea
City population
43,614
#56
in North Korea
#9
in South Pyongan
#12,931
worldwide
PyongyangCh’ŏsal-li
39.403, 125.509 · 46 km from Pyongyang
City population
43,614
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in North Korea
#56
of 96 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#12,931
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of North Korea
0.2%
of the national population

About Ch’ŏsal-li

Ch’ŏsal-li is a city in South Pyongan, North Korea with a population of 43,614. It is the 56th largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in North Korea, and the 12,931st largest worldwide. It lies 46 km from Pyongyang.

Position in North Korea
#56of 96
LargestSmallest
Position in South Pyongan
#9of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
North Korea
Region
South Pyongan
Rank in region
#9of 11
Distance to capital
46 km
to Pyongyang
Elevation
17 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
39.403, 125.509
Record updated
2024-04-08
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 96 in North Korea

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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